Bart Hollevoet
@barthollevoet.bsky.social
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"We hebben het uitgelegd" is niet hetzelfde als "We hebben gelijk". Congo heeft het recht om van mening te veranderen over wat er met die archieven gebeurt. Of, als ze gevormd zijn door Belgische bedrijven, toch niet?🤔Voer voor #JohnOliver. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJPL...
"We hebben het uitgelegd" is niet hetzelfde als "We hebben gelijk". Congo heeft het recht om van mening te veranderen over wat er met die archieven gebeurt. Of, als ze gevormd zijn door Belgische bedrijven, toch niet?🤔Voer voor #JohnOliver. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJPL...
AfricaMuseum weigert geologisch archief over Congo over te dragen aan Amerikaans mijnbedrijf, ondanks druk van Trump | VRT NWS: nieuws
Het AfricaMuseum in Tervuren weigert geologisch archiefmateriaal over Congo over te dragen aan een Amerikaans mijnbedrijf dat de gegevens wil gebruiken om waardevolle grondstoffen in kaart te brengen....
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February 12, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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"We hebben het uitgelegd" is niet hetzelfde als "We hebben gelijk". Congo heeft het recht om van mening te veranderen over wat er met die archieven gebeurt. Of, als ze gevormd zijn door Belgische bedrijven, toch niet?🤔Voer voor #JohnOliver. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJPL...
"We hebben het uitgelegd" is niet hetzelfde als "We hebben gelijk". Congo heeft het recht om van mening te veranderen over wat er met die archieven gebeurt. Of, als ze gevormd zijn door Belgische bedrijven, toch niet?🤔Voer voor #JohnOliver. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJPL...
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In 2015 verloren we al Coos Neetebeem, en nu dit.
www.deslegte.com/antarctica-2...
www.deslegte.com/antarctica-2...
February 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
In 2015 verloren we al Coos Neetebeem, en nu dit.
www.deslegte.com/antarctica-2...
www.deslegte.com/antarctica-2...
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I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
Nooit iets kapot weggooien als je alle stukken nog hebt.
Cool, a pavilion in Mons, Belgium, that was built in 1531, dedicated to Emperor Charles V, and collapsed in the 1950s after a storm has received funding to be rebuilt - as the fragments have been kept -
February 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Nooit iets kapot weggooien als je alle stukken nog hebt.
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My golden tip for researchers who want to do more with science communication: join the Summer School in Science Communication in Leiden from 6-10 July 2026.
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/science/science-communication-and-society/education/summer-school-science-communication
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/science/science-communication-and-society/education/summer-school-science-communication
Summer School Science Communication
Are you a researcher eager to share your work with a broader audience? Do you want to develop your science communication skills and learn how to engage effectively with society? Then join our Summer School in Science Communication in Leiden from 6-10 July 2026! Jointly organized by the Faculties…
www.universiteitleiden.nl
February 10, 2026 at 8:38 AM
My golden tip for researchers who want to do more with science communication: join the Summer School in Science Communication in Leiden from 6-10 July 2026.
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/science/science-communication-and-society/education/summer-school-science-communication
https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/science/science-communication-and-society/education/summer-school-science-communication
I won't watch this just yet - I may get too worked up, and avoiding stress triggers is key to my recovery atm - but anyone who's in better mental shape than me and who cares about education, literacy and freedom of information, of speech, of religion and in general, may want to take a gander.⬇️
The Librarians documentary is available to watch over on @pbs.org's youtube page:
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywQO...
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Banned Books and the Librarians Caught in the Political Battle | Full Documentary | Independent Lens
YouTube video by PBS
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February 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I won't watch this just yet - I may get too worked up, and avoiding stress triggers is key to my recovery atm - but anyone who's in better mental shape than me and who cares about education, literacy and freedom of information, of speech, of religion and in general, may want to take a gander.⬇️
Surprised Eel Historian, an appropriate account to follow in the Discworld year of the Curious Squid.
Usually I focus on freshwater eel history, but today let's talk congers!
A marine species, congers are the world's largest eel, growing to 6 ft. & 150 lbs. or so.
From the 1190s on, they were big business in the Channel Islands, where sales of the fish was a ducal monopoly. 1/2
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A marine species, congers are the world's largest eel, growing to 6 ft. & 150 lbs. or so.
From the 1190s on, they were big business in the Channel Islands, where sales of the fish was a ducal monopoly. 1/2
🗃️🧪
February 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Surprised Eel Historian, an appropriate account to follow in the Discworld year of the Curious Squid.
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My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
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Superb Owl Nr. 7...
Yet another bird themed manuscript, this time 13th c. and musical! (The sketchy birb may be later; the bagpipes are probably original!)
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Yet another bird themed manuscript, this time 13th c. and musical! (The sketchy birb may be later; the bagpipes are probably original!)
i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01...
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Superb Owl Nr. 7...
Yet another bird themed manuscript, this time 13th c. and musical! (The sketchy birb may be later; the bagpipes are probably original!)
i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01...
Yet another bird themed manuscript, this time 13th c. and musical! (The sketchy birb may be later; the bagpipes are probably original!)
i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01...
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Peasant and Nestrobber, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1568
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Peasant and Nestrobber, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1568
Look at this beauty.
Hey, Portland Knitters!!
There is a huge Knit-In on Mar 8 in DC hosted by my friend @knittingcultlady.bsky.social. I am not able to go, and would love to put together a satellite event here in PDX.
Is anything in the works already? Can folks connect me to Knitters Against Fascism?
There is a huge Knit-In on Mar 8 in DC hosted by my friend @knittingcultlady.bsky.social. I am not able to go, and would love to put together a satellite event here in PDX.
Is anything in the works already? Can folks connect me to Knitters Against Fascism?
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Look at this beauty.
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Mercury, Messenger of the Gods, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 18th c, 📸 by @PhilEllsworth1
February 9, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Mercury, Messenger of the Gods, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 18th c, 📸 by @PhilEllsworth1
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“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”
— William Faulkner
— William Faulkner
February 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”
— William Faulkner
— William Faulkner
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My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:29 AM
My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com
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Planning for Spring/Summer 2026? 📚💐
Our Buyer’s Guides are now live, bringing together the key titles, trends and insights shaping the season.
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Our Buyer’s Guides are now live, bringing together the key titles, trends and insights shaping the season.
Subscribe now to read the full guides 👉
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February 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Planning for Spring/Summer 2026? 📚💐
Our Buyer’s Guides are now live, bringing together the key titles, trends and insights shaping the season.
Subscribe now to read the full guides 👉
www.thebookseller.com/buyer...
Our Buyer’s Guides are now live, bringing together the key titles, trends and insights shaping the season.
Subscribe now to read the full guides 👉
www.thebookseller.com/buyer...
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Everyone should be following the digitization and posting of the Adam Jacobs Collection. A 10,000 live concert chronicle of rocknroll-live-in-Chicago between the mid-1980s and today. archive.org/details/aada...
February 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Everyone should be following the digitization and posting of the Adam Jacobs Collection. A 10,000 live concert chronicle of rocknroll-live-in-Chicago between the mid-1980s and today. archive.org/details/aada...
Welp, that hit a nerve🤷♂️
⬆️cutting them up to allow proper digitization of the text and illustration on their pages prolongues the publication's lifespan and facilitates its access. For book fetishists, there's always this: scentedchemistry.com/perfumes-tha...
8 Amazing Colognes And Perfumes That Smell Like Books – Scented Chemistry
scentedchemistry.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Welp, that hit a nerve🤷♂️
If only people cared this much about books before they were getting destroyed.
Conserving, storing, making and keeping large quantities of physical books available is labourious and expensive, over 2 million titles are published every year, and destructive book reproduction has existed for ages.
Conserving, storing, making and keeping large quantities of physical books available is labourious and expensive, over 2 million titles are published every year, and destructive book reproduction has existed for ages.
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
If only people cared this much about books before they were getting destroyed.
Conserving, storing, making and keeping large quantities of physical books available is labourious and expensive, over 2 million titles are published every year, and destructive book reproduction has existed for ages.
Conserving, storing, making and keeping large quantities of physical books available is labourious and expensive, over 2 million titles are published every year, and destructive book reproduction has existed for ages.
The pot/pig knows.
i think we all need to step back and realize that peak art was made when neolithic pot in the shape of a pig was fired
February 6, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The pot/pig knows.
I wonder if efforts were ever made to fill those holes.
Booked for the Evening?
Tonight we'll premier my favorite new acquisition, a 17th c. surveying manuscript with a Galileo link! My Conservation colleagues will explain the plan to deacidify and support areas with iron gall ink damage...
It's not too late to join us!
www.newberry.org/calendar/boo...
Tonight we'll premier my favorite new acquisition, a 17th c. surveying manuscript with a Galileo link! My Conservation colleagues will explain the plan to deacidify and support areas with iron gall ink damage...
It's not too late to join us!
www.newberry.org/calendar/boo...
February 6, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I wonder if efforts were ever made to fill those holes.
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I don’t think you ever forget the first time you see the size of a Tuna fish and you realise the great efforts that people are going to in order to fit it in that small tin.
February 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I don’t think you ever forget the first time you see the size of a Tuna fish and you realise the great efforts that people are going to in order to fit it in that small tin.
Dit was enkele generaties terug normaal in onze streken en is dat nu nog steeds in grote delen van de wereld. Dat ze dat bij De Speld vergeten zijn, illustreert welke enorme sprong voorwaarts de Nederlandse levensstandaard in een korte tijd heeft gemaakt (zie ook en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gapmind...).
February 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Dit was enkele generaties terug normaal in onze streken en is dat nu nog steeds in grote delen van de wereld. Dat ze dat bij De Speld vergeten zijn, illustreert welke enorme sprong voorwaarts de Nederlandse levensstandaard in een korte tijd heeft gemaakt (zie ook en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gapmind...).